Briggs said he had 13 previous housing code violations at other properties he owned in the city. Pullinzi could not be reached for comment today.

In the same bill, councilman approved the sale of a parcel of land near Ellicott Street to CSX Railroad for $1,000.The railroad had offered the city $1,600 for the same land late last year, but the council at the time rejected the offer as too low.